Rensselaer’s Jerry D’Amigo scored twice, and four other collegians added goals as the United States earned a spot in the World Junior Championship semifinals with a 6-2 victory over Finland on Saturday. Notre Dame’s Kyle Palmieri, Denver’s Matt Donovan, Boston College’s Chris Kreider and North Dakota’s Danny Kristo also scored for the U.S., which will … Read more
Another shootout against Canada, another heartbreaking loss for the United States in the World Junior Championship. The Americans led the hosts by two goals in the third period but couldn’t hold on and fell 5-4 in a shootout on Thursday. The extra point gave Canada first place in the pool and a bye into the … Read more
Forward Matt Frattin, dismissed from the North Dakota team in August because of a violation of team rules, is back practicing with the Fighting Sioux, the school announced Tuesday. Frattin, a junior, has enrolled in spring semester classes at North Dakota and is eligible to play beginning with the Sioux’s game against Niagara at the … Read more
Boston College’s Chris Kreider scored three times, one-quarter of a United States offensive barrage in a 12-1 victory over Latvia on Tuesday at the World Junior Championship. The Americans moved to 3-0 in pool play and clinched a spot in the quarterfinals. They can earn a bye to the semifinals by beating host Canada in … Read more
Denver’s Matt Donovan scored his second goal in as many games, and Boston College’s Chris Kreider added a goal in the United States’ 3-0 victory over Switzerland on Sunday in the World Junior Championship. Jack Campbell stopped 22 shots, 14 of them in the first period, for the Americans, who improved to 2-0. AJ Jenks … Read more
The line of collegians Derek Stepan, Jerry D’Amigo and Danny Kristo combined for three goals and a plus-12 rating as the United States rallied for a 7-3 victory over Slovakia Saturday in its opening game of the World Junior Championship. Despite outshooting Slovakia 46-20, the Americans had to rally from a 2-0 deficit in the … Read more
USA Hockey will take 11 college players to the 2010 World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan. The national team on Wednesday announced its 22-player roster for the annual Under-20 tournament, which starts Saturday and runs through Jan. 5. Wisconsin is the school most represented on the team. It has defensemen Jake Gardiner and John Ramage and … Read more
Fenway Park is renting the ice to various groups prior to the Jan. 1 Winter Classic between the Bruins and the Flyers and college hockey’s Frozen Fenway seven days later. While the first day of rentals on Dec. 20 was canceled due to issues with a snowstorm, Avon Old Farms and Taft School were able … Read more
The CCHA suspended Northern Michigan forward Ray Kaunisto for one game because of what it determined to be a blindside hit to the head and neck area. That hit, which did not go penalized in last Friday’s game at Lake Superior State, was reviewed by the league. Kaunisto, a senior, will sit out the Wildcats’ … Read more
Colorado College is back where it started — where it started last season, anyway. The Tigers moved up two spots to No. 3 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll released Monday, matching their spot in the 2008 preseason poll. Since then, it has been an interesting ride for CC. CC head coach Scott Owens’ … Read more
By virtue of their three win week, the Oswego Lakers solidified their hold on the top spot in Division III hockey, earning 15 of a possible 20 first place votes. The rest of the top tallies were allocated differently, though the order of the elite five teams — Oswego, Plattsburgh, Norwich, Adrian, and St. Norbert … Read more
Niagara has postponed its Friday night home game against Robert Morris because of snow and wind that have closed some major roads in the area. The game has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets for Friday’s game can be exchanged for others for another men’s or women’s hockey or basketball game.
The Oswego Lakers are the top team in Division III college hockey. A week after splitting the vote with SUNYAC nemesis Plattsburgh, Oswego wrested control of the nation’s No. 1 ranking after hammering Brockport, 10-1, and doubling up Geneseo, 4-2. They received 12 of 20 first place votes. The Cardinals, meanwhile, skated to a 3-3 … Read more
Hockey East’s first-place team is back in the top 20. New Hampshire, which extended its unbeaten streak to six games last weekend with victories over No. 8 Massachusetts-Lowell and at No. 19 Vermont, entered the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll on Monday at No. 19. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll: Dec. 7, 2009 … Read more
Minnesota forward Jordan Schroeder will be looking for a third straight place on the United States roster for the World Junior Championships when he and 28 others take part in a pre-tournament training camp later this month. Schroeder, the only one of the 29 players invited who has taken part in both the 2008 and … Read more
Well that’s different. After last week’s top 15 featured 16 teams, Salem State’s shocking shutout of previously No. 1 St. Norbert has upended the world of Division III hockey. And those who are tasked to rank its teams were divided in their response, voting conference brethren Oswego and Plattsburgh as co-top teams. The Cardinals, however, … Read more
Miami is still atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, but its lead is dwindling after going winless in three games. The RedHawks claimed the top spot Monday for the eighth straight week, but they failed to get a majority of the first-place votes. Only 20 of the 50 voters had Miami atop their ballot, … Read more
Welcome to the top 10, Quinnipiac. And that’s not the only bit of history in this week’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men’s Poll. The Bobcats made the program’s first appearance in the Division I top 10 on Monday, checking in at No. 9 after improving to 10-1. Related link: Full rankings They improved four … Read more
For the third consecutive week, the St. Norbert Green Knights lord over the rest of Division III hockey. In improving to 8-0-1 overall with a road sweep of the then-sixth ranked University of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons, the Green Knights acquired an additional first place vote, receiving 17 of a possible 20 top nods. Second ranked … Read more
Paul Kelly, the former executive director of the NHL Players Association, has been hired as the executive director of a newly formed group designed to promote Division I hockey, USA Today reported. Kelly will run College Hockey Inc., an organization formed by the Hockey Commissioners Association to help NCAA hockey’s profile as it competes with … Read more